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The
tale
he
had
fixed
upon
to
tell
Short
was
that
he
had
been
approached
by
a
young
working-man
in
the
factory
,
newly-married
,
who
,
threatened
with
an
heir
and
not
being
able
to
afford
one
as
yet
,
had
appealed
to
him
for
information
as
to
where
he
might
now
find
a
doctor
to
help
him
.
The
only
interesting
additions
which
Clyde
proposed
to
make
to
this
were
that
the
young
man
,
being
very
poor
and
timid
and
not
so
very
intelligent
,
was
not
able
to
speak
or
do
much
for
himself
.
Also
that
he
,
Clyde
,
being
better
informed
,
although
so
new
locally
as
not
to
be
able
to
direct
him
to
any
physician
(
an
after-thought
intended
to
put
the
idea
into
Short
's
mind
that
he
himself
was
never
helpless
and
so
not
likely
ever
to
want
such
advice
himself
)
,
had
already
advised
the
young
man
of
a
temporary
remedy
.
But
unfortunately
,
so
his
story
was
to
run
,
this
had
already
failed
to
work
.
Hence
something
more
certain
--
a
physician
,
no
less
--
was
necessary
.
And
Short
,
having
been
here
longer
,
and
,
as
he
had
heard
him
explain
,
hailing
previously
from
Gloversville
,
it
was
quite
certain
,
as
Clyde
now
argued
with
himself
,
that
he
would
know
of
at
least
one
--
or
should
.
But
in
order
to
divert
suspicion
from
himself
he
was
going
to
add
that
of
course
he
probably
could
get
news
of
some
one
in
his
own
set
,
only
,
the
situation
being
so
unusual
(
any
reference
to
any
such
thing
in
his
own
world
being
likely
to
set
his
own
group
talking
)
,
he
preferred
to
ask
some
one
like
Short
,
who
as
a
favor
would
keep
it
quiet
.
As
it
chanced
on
this
occasion
,
Short
himself
,
owing
to
his
having
done
a
very
fair
day
's
business
,
was
in
an
exceedingly
jovial
frame
of
mind
.
And
Clyde
having
entered
,
to
buy
a
pair
of
socks
,
perhaps
,
he
began
:
"
Well
,
it
's
good
to
see
you
again
,
Mr.
Griffiths
.
How
are
you
?
I
was
just
thinking
it
's
about
time
you
stopped
in
and
let
me
show
you
some
of
the
things
I
got
in
since
you
were
here
before
.
How
are
things
with
the
Griffiths
Company
anyhow
?
"
Short
's
manner
,
always
brisk
,
was
on
this
occasion
doubly
reassuring
,
since
he
liked
Clyde
,
only
now
the
latter
was
so
intensely
keyed
up
by
the
daring
of
his
own
project
that
he
could
scarcely
bring
himself
to
carry
the
thing
off
with
the
air
he
would
have
liked
to
have
employed
.
Nevertheless
,
being
in
the
store
and
so
,
seemingly
,
committed
to
the
project
,
he
now
began
:
"
Oh
,
pretty
fair
.
Ca
n't
kick
a
bit
.
I
always
have
all
I
can
do
,
you
know
.
"
At
the
same
time
he
began
nervously
fingering
some
ties
hung
upon
movable
nickeled
rods
.
But
before
he
had
wasted
a
moment
on
these
,
Mr.
Short
,
turning
and
spreading
some
boxes
of
very
special
ties
from
a
shelf
behind
him
on
the
glass
case
,
remarked
:
"
Never
mind
looking
at
those
,
Mr.
Griffiths
.
Look
at
these
.
These
are
what
I
want
to
show
you
and
they
wo
n't
cost
YOU
any
more
.
Just
got
'em
in
from
New
York
this
morning
.
"
He
picked
up
several
bundles
of
six
each
,
the
very
latest
,
as
he
explained
.
"
See
anything
else
like
this
anywhere
around
here
yet
?
I
'll
say
you
have
n't
.
"
He
eyed
Clyde
smilingly
,
the
while
he
wished
sincerely
that
such
a
young
man
,
so
well
connected
,
yet
not
rich
like
the
others
,
would
be
friends
with
him
.
It
would
place
him
here
.
Clyde
,
fingering
the
offerings
and
guessing
that
what
Short
was
saying
was
true
,
was
now
so
troubled
and
confused
in
his
own
mind
that
he
could
scarcely
think
and
speak
as
planned
.
"
Very
nice
,
sure
,
"
he
said
,
turning
them
over
,
feeling
that
at
another
time
he
would
have
been
pleased
to
possess
at
least
two
.
"
I
think
maybe
I
'll
take
this
one
,
anyhow
,
and
this
one
,
too
.
"
He
drew
out
two
and
held
them
up
,
while
he
was
thinking
how
to
broach
the
so
much
more
important
matter
that
had
brought
him
here
.
For
why
should
he
be
troubling
to
buy
ties
,
dilly-dallying
in
this
way
,
when
all
he
wanted
to
ask
Short
about
was
this
other
matter
?
Yet
how
hard
it
was
now
--
how
very
hard
.
And
yet
he
really
must
,
although
perhaps
not
so
abruptly
.
He
would
look
around
a
little
more
at
first
in
order
to
allay
suspicion
--
ask
about
some
socks
.
Only
why
should
he
be
doing
that
,
since
he
did
not
need
anything
,
Sondra
only
recently
having
presented
him
with
a
dozen
handkerchiefs
,
some
collars
,
ties
and
socks
.
Nevertheless
every
time
he
decided
to
speak
he
felt
a
sort
of
sinking
sensation
at
the
pit
of
his
stomach
,
a
fear
that
he
could
not
or
would
not
carry
the
thing
off
with
the
necessary
ease
and
conviction
.
It
was
all
so
questionable
and
treacherous
--
so
likely
to
lead
to
exposure
and
disgrace
in
some
way
.
He
would
probably
not
be
able
to
bring
himself
to
speak
to
Short
to-night
.
And
yet
,
as
he
argued
with
himself
,
how
could
the
occasion
ever
be
more
satisfactory
?
Short
,
in
the
meantime
having
gone
to
the
rear
of
the
store
and
now
returning
,
with
a
most
engaging
and
even
sycophantic
smile
on
his
face
,
began
with
:
"
Saw
you
last
Tuesday
evening
about
nine
o'clock
going
into
the
Finchleys
'
place
,
did
n't
I
?
Beautiful
house
and
grounds
they
have
there
.
"
Clyde
saw
that
Short
really
was
impressed
by
his
social
station
here
.
There
was
a
wealth
of
admiration
mingled
with
a
touch
of
servility
.
And
at
once
,
because
of
this
,
he
took
heart
,
since
he
realized
that
with
such
an
attitude
dominating
the
other
,
whatever
he
might
say
would
be
colored
in
part
at
least
by
his
admirer
's
awe
and
respect
.
And
after
examining
the
socks
and
deciding
that
one
pair
at
least
would
soften
the
difficulty
of
his
demand
,
he
added
:
"
Oh
,
by
the
way
,
before
I
forget
it
.
There
's
something
I
've
been
wanting
to
ask
you
about
.
Maybe
you
can
tell
me
what
I
want
to
know
.
One
of
the
boys
at
the
factory
--
a
young
fellow
who
has
n't
been
married
very
long
--
about
four
months
now
,
I
guess
--
is
in
a
little
trouble
on
account
of
his
wife
.
"
He
paused
,
because
of
his
uncertainty
as
to
whether
he
could
succeed
with
this
now
or
not
,
seeing
that
Short
's
expression
changed
ever
so
slightly
.
And
yet
,
having
gone
so
far
,
he
did
not
know
how
to
recede
.
So
now
he
laughed
nervously
and
then
added
:
"
I
do
n't
know
why
they
always
come
to
me
with
their
troubles
,
but
I
guess
they
think
I
ought
to
know
all
about
these
things
.
"
(
He
laughed
again
.
)
"
Only
I
'm
about
as
new
and
green
here
as
anybody
and
so
I
'm
kinda
stumped
.
But
you
've
been
here
longer
than
I
have
,
I
guess
,
and
so
I
thought
I
might
ask
you
.
"
